JP2013525619A - Headwear - Google Patents

Abstract

The first surface and the second surface are opposed to each other, and the state in which the first surface is convex and the second surface is concave is defined as the first curved state, and conversely, the first surface When the second curved state is a state in which the second surface is convex and the second surface is convex, a force is applied to the eaves portion so as to be in the first curved state or the second curved state. An eaves portion (3), or a baseball cap, characterized in that it includes holding means (9) arranged to automatically hold the eaves portion in the first curved state and the second curved state. A reinforcing member for the eaves part for such headwear (1). The holding means may be an elongated member such as a curved elastic rod (9). The holding means may be fixed to a sheet (6) whose material is flexible. The material sheet may also have elasticity.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an eaves portion for headwear, headwear having an eaves portion, and a reinforcing member for the eaves portion for headwear.

  Baseball caps have a bill. The eaves may be substantially flat, but is often bent to the desired shape. Reversible baseball caps are known. A reversible baseball cap can be turned inside out to show the other of two different designs represented on both sides of the baseball cap. If the reversible baseball cap has a curved ridge, the curved portion of the ridge must be reversed when turning the baseball cap upside down to maintain the correct appearance of the baseball cap. Must be reversed.

  U.S. Pat. No. 6,408,443 discloses a reversible baseball cap. The eaves of the baseball cap are formed of a soft or hard visor material that is sandwiched between layers of fabric material. The visor material is partially cut from both ends with a gap in the width direction.

US Patent Publication No. 6408443

  The incision maintains the curved shape when the visor material, which is the eave portion of the baseball cap, is bent along the incision line, and the eave portion is appropriately curved when the baseball cap is turned over. It is provided to take a shape. In practice, the visor material with cuts is only useful for deforming the eaves and matching the shape of the edge of the baseball cap. It cannot be maintained at a significant degree of curvature. Further, since the visor material is easily deformed at the cut portion, it is formed by a plane portion connected by a series of hinges, and the appearance of the baseball cap is not attractive.

  The embodiment of the present invention is to cope with these problems.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is an eaves part for headwear having a first surface and a second surface that are opposed to each other, the first surface being convex and the second surface being When the concave state is the first curved state, and conversely, the first curved surface is concave and the second curved surface is the second curved state. Holding means arranged to automatically hold the eaves part in the first curved state or the second curved state when a force is applied to the part in the first curved state or the second curved state. An eaves part for headwear is provided, characterized in that it comprises retaining means.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is a stiffening member for a headwear eaves part, the reinforcing member having a body portion having first and second surfaces facing each other; A state in which the first surface is convex and the second surface is concave is referred to as a first curved state, and conversely, a state in which the first surface is concave and the second surface is convex is second. When a force is applied to the reinforcing member so as to be in the first curved state or the second curved state, the reinforcing member is automatically brought into the first curved state or the second curved state. There is provided a reinforcing member for the eaves part for headwear, characterized in that it comprises holding means arranged to hold.

  Providing a holding means enables a reversible appearance of a reversible hat with a ridge and a stiffening member that is stably held in one of two opposing curved states and maintained in either of the two states To do.

  The main body portion of the reinforcing member may include a flexible sheet of material. The sheet may be continuous and the material may be resilient. The material may be a plastic material.

  The holding means may comprise a curved elongate member and the cross-sectional shape may be substantially circular. The elongate member may have elasticity. The elongate member is rotatable so that the elongate member can be rotated relative to the eaves when the eaves are being forced between the first curved state and the second curved state. It may be fixed to the eaves part in the state.

  The elongate member may be fixed along the edge of the body portion of the reinforcing member. The elongate member may be secured to the eaves or the body of the reinforcement member by any suitable means. This means receives an elongate member when fixed by multiple stitches (by stitches), by clips, or when overmolding the body of the reinforcing member by covering the elongate member For example, a passage formed in the main body portion of the reinforcing member is formed, and a case where an elongate member is disposed in the flexible tube by combining the flexible tube with the reinforcing member is included.

  According to another aspect of the invention, the elongate member is secured to the eaves. In this case, an additional reinforcing member may be provided or may not be provided. The elongate member is secured to the eaves by any suitable means including stitching or forming a hem with fabric and the eaves formed to receive the elongate member. May be.

  Two or more elongated members can be provided.

  The eaves or reinforcing member can be incorporated into headwear such as a baseball cap. The headwear may be reversible and has a different design on the two opposite sides, with one of the two designs selectively appearing on the outside of the headwear so that it is in the normal form or inside out. It may be possible to wear it in a different form.

  In order that the present invention may be readily understood, examples of the invention are shown by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is a perspective view of a baseball cap. It is a partially cutaway view of the baseball cap shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the baseball cap shown in FIG. 1 that is turned upside down, but with the eaves portion not reversed. It is the perspective view of the baseball cap shown in FIG. 1 which turned upside down and reversed the eaves part. It is a partially cutaway view of the eaves part of the baseball cap shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the 1st state of the reinforcement member for the eaves part for baseball caps shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the 2nd state of another reinforcement member. It is a figure which shows the rod of the reinforcement member shown in FIG.6 and FIG.7. It is a figure which shows the 1st state of another reinforcement member. It is a figure which shows the 2nd state of the reinforcement member shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the 1st state of another reinforcement member.

  In the following, the same reference numerals are used to indicate corresponding components. Referring to the figure, a reversible baseball cap having a conventional appearance is shown. The baseball cap is composed of a crown 2 that covers the wearer's head, and an eaves 3 that protrudes from the edge of the crown 2.

  The crown portion 2 is formed of a plurality of two-layer fabric panels that are sewn together along the stitch portion 4. One fabric layer has one design, and in the illustrated example has a polka dot design. The other fabric layers have different designs, in this example a star design. At any given time, one design is visible to the outside of the baseball cap and the other design is to be inside. A button 5 is provided at a position toward the center and on each surface of the crown 2.

  Deformation is possible. Baseball caps can also be made of any suitable material other than fabric. The panel may have more than two layers of material, or it may be a single layer with different designs on both sides or simply different plain colors.

  The eaves portion 3 is bent, and the baseball cap is worn with the eaves portion curved as shown in FIG. 1 and is directed toward the crown portion, not the surface away from the crown portion. A curved portion is formed in which the upper surface of the eaves portion which is the formed surface is convex. The eaves part is formed from a reinforcing member covered with the fabric 7. The fabric covering each of both sides of the reinforcing member has the same design as the fabric directed to the corresponding side of the crown 2. The layers of fabric 7 on both sides of the reinforcing member are stitched around the edges of the reinforcing member along seams 8.

  The reinforcing member includes a sheet 6 of plastic material that is flexible and elastic. Any suitable plastic material such as polypropylene may be used. A material that does not cause stress cracking is desirable. A thickness in the range of 0.5 to 5 mm is suitable. When the thicker sheet in this range is used, it is preferable to use foamed materials in order to maintain lightness and softness. Other materials such as cardboard can also be used. A curved elastic rod 9 is fixed to the seat by the stitch portion 10 along the free edge of the plastic sheet, which is the front edge of the eaves and located farthest from the crown of the baseball cap. Has been. The elastic rod is preferably formed of a suitable metal such as tempered steel. In the present embodiment, the diameter is approximately 2 mm. Of course, other materials having suitable characteristics and other elongated members may be used. The rod or other elongate member must have sufficient flexibility to maintain a curved shape and to allow the reinforcement member to move between oppositely curved states. is there. The rod extends substantially beyond the entire length of the side of the attached sheet material. The stitch part 10 is formed of nylon thread (Nylon thread). The yarn constituting the stitch portion 10 extends around the rod and passes through a series of apertures formed along the edge of the sheet material. The rod 9 is configured to be rotatable with respect to the sheet material. The stitch part 10 may be continuous (separate) or may be independent (separate).

  In other embodiments, similar rods may be secured to the opposite edge of the sheet material, as shown in FIG. Alternatively, the rod may be fixed at a certain position on the surface between both edges of the sheet material, or in a slot or elongated aperture formed in the sheet material.

  Since the rod 9 is curved, the sheet material 6 is held, and thus the eaves portion 3 of the baseball cap 1 is held in a curved state. The rod 9 is manufactured to have a desired degree of curvature to be given to the eaves. For example, when the eaves portion 3 is bent manually and curved in the opposite direction, the rod 9 is rotated in the stitch to a stable position, and the sheet material (and hence the eave portion is moved to the position). ) Maintain a curved state in the opposite direction. The elasticity of the rod facilitates the movement of the sheet material from the curved state to the curved state in the opposite direction, and the reinforcing member is bi-stable. It is possible to provide an over center retaining action that can be stopped even in the above state.

  Therefore, in use, if the baseball cap is turned over, the curvature of the eaves is also turned over.

  FIG. 1 shows a first state of the baseball cap. FIG. 2 shows the same baseball cap with the same baseball cap turned upside down and the baseball cap turned upside down so that the other design is visible. . FIG. 3 shows a state (covered state) after the eaves portion is turned over and the upper surface is made convex again. It is of course possible to reverse the above process and return the baseball cap to the state shown in FIG.

  9 and 10 show another embodiment of the reinforcing member. In this embodiment, the rod 9 is fixed to the seat 6 by a series of metal spring clips 11 arranged at intervals. The spring clip 11 firmly holds both sides of the sheet material 6 and forms a passage between the spring clip and the edge of the sheet material. A rod extends in the passage, and the rod is rotatable in the passage. At the edge of the sheet material, a protrusion 12 is formed toward the end of the rod 9 so that the rod does not slide off the spring clip.

  FIG. 11 shows another embodiment of the reinforcing member. In this embodiment, the reinforcing member is molded from an elastic plastic material and comprises a sheet 6 having an upstanding flap 13 along one of the two long sides. . The curvature of the sheet is maintained by the shape of the flap. When the sheet curvature is turned over, the flap flips over to the other side of the sheet, maintaining the sheet curvature in the opposite state.

  The above embodiments are shown by way of example only. Many variations are possible without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Claims (16)

An eaves part for headwear having a first surface and a second surface facing each other,
A state in which the first surface is convex and the second surface is concave is defined as a first curved state, and conversely, the first surface is concave and the second surface is convex. When a force is applied to the eaves portion so as to be in the first bending state or the second bending state when the state is the second bending state, the eaves portion is moved into the first bending state or An eaves part for headwear, comprising holding means arranged to automatically hold the second curved state.   2. The headwear eaves part according to claim 1, wherein the holding means includes a curved elongated member.   The eaves part for headwear according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the elongated member is substantially circular.   The elongate part for headwear according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the elongated member has elasticity.   The elongate member is configured to allow the elongate member to rotate relative to the eaves portion when the eaves portion is being forced between the first curved state and the second curved state. The eaves part for headwear according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the member is fixed to the eaves part in a rotatable state.   The elongate part for headwear according to claim 5, wherein the elongated member is fixed to a main body part of a reinforcing member provided in the eaves part.   The elongate part for headwear according to claim 6, wherein the elongated member is fixed along an edge of a main body part of the reinforcing member.   The head part for headwear according to any one of claims 2 to 7, wherein the elongated member is fixed to the main part of the eaves part or the reinforcing member by stitching.   The eaves part for headwear according to any one of claims 2 to 8, comprising two or more elongated members.   Headwear provided with the eaves part for headwear of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 9.   The baseball cap provided with the eaves part for headwear of any one of Claims 1 thru | or 9.   Claims that have different designs on the two opposite sides and can be worn in normal or inverted form, with one of the two designs selectively appearing outside the baseball cap Item 14. A baseball cap according to Item 11. A reinforcing member for the eaves part for headwear,
The reinforcing member includes a main body having a first surface and a second surface facing each other, and
A state in which the first surface is convex and the second surface is concave is defined as a first curved state, and conversely, the first surface is concave and the second surface is convex. When a force is applied to the reinforcing member so as to be in the first curved state or the second curved state when the state is set to the second curved state, the reinforcing member is moved to the first curved state or The reinforcing member for the eaves part for headwear, comprising: holding means arranged to automatically hold the second curved state.   The reinforcing member for the eaves part for headwear according to claim 13, wherein the main body part is made of a flexible sheet material.   The reinforcing member for the eaves part for headwear according to claim 13 or 14, wherein the holding means includes a curved elongated member having elasticity.   The elongated member so that the elongated member can be rotated relative to the reinforcing member when the reinforcing member is being forced between the first curved state or the second curved state. The headwear eaves part according to claim 15, wherein the member is fixed to the main body part of the reinforcing member in a rotatable state.

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